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Very nice surprise today: Nor'easter is a lightly mentholated soap with a pleasant cologne-type scent. I love these little discoveries during Sample Straightember.
Sep. 26, 2023
Good shave. I don’t know much about these blades but they seem to work very well in most of my razors.
Sep 26, 2023 - Sample September: Tobacco Flower
I forgot about the Nacet being more aggressive in this razor and ended up with a couple weepers before I knew they were there. Still a good shave overall.
Green tobacco scents for this morning. Tobacco Flower has a non-cured tobacco note, which is light and clean. Shire was amazing as always, and paired well enough.
Both the soap and the splash had an unexpected cooling effect. The colder mornings have made this a little less ideal.
Rating: 4/5
September 26, 2023
Killer lather. It started out questionable, so knowing there's hard water here I loaded more soap. It worked.
September 26, 2023
Brush: AP Shave Co Strawberry Cream 26mm G5A
Razor: Tanifuji Spalding 0411 6/8" Full Hollow (Straight Shave 338)
Lather: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Soap (61)
Post Shave: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Aftershave
Post Shave: Thayers - Rose - Toner
Fragrance: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Eau de Parfum
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
An early morning shave. I'm posting late in the day after a long day of travel.
